Where does “besette” come from?
besette (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German besetten, from Old Saxon *bisettian.
besette (Norwegian Bokmål): to occupy; to obsess, possess; to fill
Definitions
- to occupy; to obsess, possess; to fill
Ancestry of “besette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | besetten | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | *bisettian | — |